Stanislaw Lem Quotes

As One Whose Genius Has Been Duly Certified By Several Dozen Learned Biographers, I Think I May Say A Word Or Two On The Topic Of Intellectual Summits; Which Is Simply That Clarity Of Thought Is A Shining Point In A Vast Expanse Of Unrelieved Darkness. Genius Is Not So Much A Light As It Is A Constant Awareness Of The Surrounding Gloom, And Its Typical Cowardice Is To Bathe In Its Own Glow And Avoid, As Much As Possible, Looking Out Beyond Its Boundary.

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